Cold And Raw
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
COLD AND RAW (J8x24) 2C (4C set) RSCDS Book 51- 8 1s+2s dance DoSiDo and turn partners RH
9-16 1M dances RSh round 2L to 2nd Man's place as 2M dances RSh round 1L ending in 1st Man's place, 1s+2s clap and circle 4H round to left
17-24 1L dances RSh round partner to 2nd lady's place as 2L dances RSh round partner to 1st Lady's place, 2s+1s clap and circle 4H round to left
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
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Cold And Raw - Scottish Country Dancing Instruction VideoDance Information
Cold and Raw is a Scottish Country Dance. It was published by Playford in 1689 and interpreted by the RSCDS, Book 5, 1929.This dance has a rather confusing history in the Dancing Master. In 1651 (the first edition) Playford called essentially the same tune "Stingo, or The Oyl of Barly". That dance had a completely different figure though.
Then in 1689 addition to the 7th edition he published two dances with different figures but the same tune: "Juice of Barley" and "Cold and Raw". In the 9th edition (1695) the dance originally titled "Juice of Barley" became "Cold and Raw". The original "Cold and Raw" disappeared from the 9th through the 16th editions, and then reappeared as "Cold and Raw" in the 17th edition (1721) while the "Juice of Barley" figure then vanished.
The dance animation video by George Williams shows the second "Cold and Raw", first called "Juice of Barley".
(Dance information copyright, reproduced here with the kind permission of George Williams)
Cold And Raw is the name of an old Scots ballad Cold And Raw - Song published by Playford in his English Dancing Master (1651) originally titled Stingo, or Oyle Of Barley. In 1690 the name was changed to Cold And Raw.
Cold and raw the North did blow, bleak in a morning early;
All the trees were hid with snow, cover'd with winter fearly:
As I came riding o'er the slough, I met with a Farmer's Daughter;
Rosie cheeks, and bonny brow, geud faith, made my mouth to water.
Cold And Raw Song - Information Video
Cold And Raw, From Glen Collection Of Printed Music, Merry Companion: Or, Universal Songster, Page 325
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